A Horse named Hiram

[ebinmaine 67,410]

25 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

https://youtube.com/shorts/lSgYf19ZXLg?feature=share

That is just AWESOME!!!

 

Looks like those brakes work very well. 

 

Beautiful machine Mike. Well done. 

 

 

I'll be looking forward to seeing this one in person sometime. 

 

[Oldskool 6,643]

11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

That is just AWESOME!!!

 

Looks like those brakes work very well. 

 

Beautiful machine Mike. Well done. 

 

 

I'll be looking forward to seeing this one in person sometime. 

 

Thanks Eric. Couldnt have done it without ya. I think I will try to find a spot on the trailer for Owls Head.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297]

@Oldskool  what did you use for the brake drums? Make them your self or used something on hand?

[19richie66 17,500]

Very nice!

[Oldskool 6,643]

34 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

@Oldskool  what did you use for the brake drums? Make them your self or used something on hand?

I used Ford Explorer rotors and just cut off the original braking surface.

[DennisThornton 4,769]

Sometimes just clicking a "LIKE" or a "Horses Head" just isn't enough!  "Absolutely awesome!",  doesn't seem to be quite enough either but it will have to do for now...

More videos please?  I'm sure we both want to know what it will pull!

[Oldskool 6,643]

Just now, DennisThornton said:

Sometimes just clicking a "LIKE" or a "Horses Head" just isn't enough!  "Absolutely awesome!",  doesn't seem to be quite enough either but it will have to do for now...

More videos please?  I'm sure we both want to know what it will pull!

Thanks. I'm really curious to see what it will do hooked onto something myself.

[TonyToro 1,049]

Awesome! Awesome machine! You did some serious craftsmanship there! I just read through the entire build. I figured you had to have a build page after I asked about the rims. I searched and found the page.

I’m so amazed with the work you put into this tractor! 👍

[Oldskool 6,643]

3 minutes ago, TonyToro said:

Awesome! Awesome machine! You did some serious craftsmanship there! I just read through the entire build. I figured you had to have a build page after I asked about the rims. I searched and found the page.

I’m so amazed with the work you put into this tractor! 👍

Thank you so much. Another Horse brought back to life.

[kpinnc 12,000]

That is awesome! Turning brakes!

[Wheel Horse 3D 3,791]

11 hours ago, DennisThornton said:

Sometimes just clicking a "LIKE" or a "Horses Head" just isn't enough!  "Absolutely awesome!",  doesn't seem to be quite enough either but it will have to do for now...

More videos please?  I'm sure we both want to know what it will pull!

[Handy Don 12,210]

Even as I watch it doing what you'd hoped for, I'm still trying to figure out how you got the new hubs perfectly centered!

Kudos on the design and the build.

[Oldskool 6,643]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Even as I watch it doing what you'd hoped for, I'm still trying to figure out how you got the new hubs perfectly centered!

Kudos on the design and the build.

 

[Oldskool 6,643]

@Handy Don this is how

[ebinmaine 67,410]

Mike have you gotten any further testing done on that turning brake setup?

[Oldskool 6,643]

23 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Mike have you gotten any further testing done on that turning brake setup?

Not yet. Tonight I'm going to hook onto something heavy to get my front wheels floating. I'm curious to see how well I can steer in that scenario 

[ebinmaine 67,410]

7 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

Not yet. Tonight I'm going to hook onto something heavy to get my front wheels floating. I'm curious to see how well I can steer in that scenario 

Don't expect perfection the first shot. 

Making something do that kind of maneuver may take a bit of practice. 

 

Anything that's heavy...ish enough to lift the front but then let you drag it?

 

[Oldskool 6,643]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Don't expect perfection the first shot. 

Making something do that kind of maneuver may take a bit of practice. 

 

Anything that's heavy...ish enough to lift the front but then let you drag it?

 

I just tried pulling this off a trailer. With a trans mounted hitch the pull point is to low to the ground to pull the front wheels up. I just ended up making 2 pot holes.

[ebinmaine 67,410]

2 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

....... this .......

 

Just showed that to BBT. 

She says "Izzatt for meee?"

 

Also, "Why wasn't THAT in a trade deal???"

 

[Oldskool 6,643]

35 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Just showed that to BBT. 

She says "Izzatt for meee?"

 

Also, "Why wasn't THAT in a trade deal???"

 

It just landed here. Delivered. Bought it for $500. Tell Trina I'm sorry 🙂

[Oldskool 6,643]

The split brakes just suffered there first failure. The mounting bolts just tore threw one band. I knew I should have made a backer plate. The is on the original band. There will be one now.

[ebinmaine 67,410]

6 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

The split brakes just suffered there first failure. The mounting bolts just tore threw one band. I knew I should have made a backer plate. The is on the original band. There will be one now.

Yessir. Not much meat there. 

[DennisThornton 4,769]

13 hours ago, Oldskool said:

I just tried pulling this off a trailer. With a trans mounted hitch the pull point is to low to the ground to pull the front wheels up. I just ended up making 2 pot holes.

Wow!  Take two people to operate but that should do a super fine job!  Try as I may, nothing I have will do what that will do no matter how many passes I make.

[Oldskool 6,643]

Just now, DennisThornton said:

Wow!  Take two people to operate but that should do a super fine job!  Try as I may, nothing I have will do what that will do no matter how many passes I make.

Ya it's one soggy  S.O.B

[Lee1977 6,656]

There is just one thing wrong with that tractor, it need a tricycle front axle.